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3 as you heard candace mention, commuters downtown can finally see the light again. light street is open after 5 weeks of repairs following a huge water main bre. break. joel d. smith is there live this morning to show us how it looks today, and how far they've come. good morning joel d. ladies and gentlemen, start your engines..... on thee same road that will have indy cars on it soon, now all of us can eel like special drivers again, because access to light street is back. (ad lib) it's been a wet and rough 5 weeks to get to this point th. though....we've been keeping you up to date, ever since thee

pipes broke under the downtown street last month. traffic like you see here, went from a standstill, to just slow, to finally detoured. the pipe break from that 20 inch water main busted the road between east lombard and east baltimore street causing cracks in the road and flooding.. the pipes were repaired days ago and officials were just waiting on the road repairs.those were done in a week, and yesterday the street reopened around 4 pm. businesses closed temporarily, and were getting creative to get by. "cold a.c. happy hour 4 to 7 and we got broken water main specials all day"(kirby) [19]"once the businesses are open we will be back on track" track" the initial repair estimate of three weeks was extended after crews got a closer look at the infrastructure under light street. the pipes repaired were from 1889.... 1914live downtown, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news. 3

also along light street in downtown baltimooe... the large barriers and grandstand seatings are up for the grand prix of baltimore.the series of races begins august 31st &pand runs through september 3r. three days ago... the race picked up a national sponsor in dodge jeep chrysler s-r-t brand. baltimore city police continue to investigate a shooting involving one of their own. own.officerssresponded to a call for a burglary at a vacant home on lexington avenue in west baltimore, around 12:30 saturday afternoon.they found 63-year- old rudolph bell... a homeless vietnam vet .... known around the neighborhood as "mister rudy".police say he attacked the officers... cutting one of them on the face with a sharp object.a second officer then shot bell... killing him.it brings the number of police-

involved shootings in the city to 10 so far this year... eight of them fatal. 3 baltimore city police continue to warn against scams targeting the elderly...it's a story we told you about... first on fox. fox.two mmre weeeereported over weekend... including one in locust point.94-year-old mary hudson got a phone call claiming she didn't pay her property taxes.even though hudson doesn't owe any money, the scammer sent a man to her home... pretending to be a deputy.the suspect... seen in this sketch... attacked hudson.. robbed her.... and got away. 37-48 "when all of a sudden he jumped in here, slapped me in the face, i scream help, murder police!" police!"police think he may be linked to other crimes. baltimore city police say the most importanttthing to know is they will never come to a

home anddask for money. the swine flu hits maryland. maryland.five children, and one adult in queen anne's county... have been diagnosed with swine flu.they are all from different families... and it appears some of them got it from pigs at the queen anne's county fair.at last word...those infected were not serioussy ill... and were not in the hospital.the swine flu has infected more than 200 people across the country. maryland gained 8-hundred jobs in july ... but the number of people without work also grew...putting the unemployment rate áupá to 7 percent.the gain marks the first month since february the state posted an increase in jobs.maryland's unemplooment rate is still below the national average of 8-point-3 percent. lamborghini is out with a more expensive... and dangerous... m. model. the "sesto elemento" costs 2-point-2 million dollars.it goes from zero to 60-miles-and-hour... in just 2-point-6 seconds...

thanks to a 570-horsepower engine.and it does all that without air bags.because of that... the carris not considered "street legal."if you're thinking about buying one... expect to pay about 44-thousand-dollars a month on your loan. take a look at this... designers for a swedish company have developed what they call the "invisible bicycle helmet."it's designed to keep you safe... while also fashion-forward.the helmet works like an airbag... inflating automatically during a crash.ii expands from the black coolar of the outfit you're seeing on the left... to the helmet you see on the right.the trendy helmet costs 6-hundred-dollars. ever get so aggrevated with your cell phone... you feel like throwing it? it?you should have been here... in the mobile phone throwing world championships.a

guy from finland.... broke the record... with the winning throw flying more than 3- hundred feet in the traditional over-the-shoulder category.competitors also tried their luck in the freestyle division, which awards points for style and creativity. 131-148 "it is definitely the silliest thing iive ever done before in my life.''"i think the same."''the consciousness of clean environment and to take care of our globe has grown and that's why also i think that people take it seriously how to use the old phones."this is the 2th annual international mobile phone throwing competition in finland. are you our biggest fan?then you can become.. our fan of &pthe day! everyday we'll pick one of our viewers from our facebook page... and feature them on fox45 news at 5.to become a fan just go to our facebook page... facebook dot com slash foxbaltimore. coming up...

a recall... involving lettuce sold right here in maryland. what to look for... on the packaging. nearly a dozen water spouts... caught on camera.where this rare sight... was captured. mary j blige nats naas

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tony scott is dead from an apparent suicide.the los angeles county coroner's office says a witness saw scott jump from a bridge in san pedro.his body was found in the los angeles harbor. scott was best known for directing such films as "top gun" and "beverly hills cop two."he was the brother of another acclaimed director, ridley scott. 6-term republican congressman todd akin of missouri is backpedaling from a controversial remark he made about abortion. the congressman... running for u-s senate... told a saint louis t-v station that rape rarely leads to pregnancy. ((if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing

down. but let's assume that maybe that didn't work or something. you know i thhnk there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child. )) )) akin later issued a statement saying he misspoke in the interview and it does not reflect the deep empathy he holds for the thousands of women who are raped and abused every year. the romney campaign quickly distanced itself... saying they would not oppose abortion in instances of rape. that brings us to our question of the day:"how do you feel about ssnator akin's comment that rape rarely leads to pregnancy?"we'll take your calls in our 7 o'clock hour. you can also go to fox-baltimore dot com and tell us what you think... sound off through facebook or send us tweet.. at foxbaltimore. the first ladd will travel to wisconsin this week... to meet with family members of those killed and injured in a sikh temple shooting earlier this month. the shooting left 6 people dead and 4 others injured in wisconsin. experts say since the 9/11 attacks... sikhs in u-s have been targeted by revenge-seekers who may have mistaken them for

muslims... due to the turbans they traditionally wear. ann romney is expected to be named the main headliner to kick off the republican national convention next week. the announcement could come later today... as part of a bigger rollout of the convention schedule. mrss romney is widely coosidered to effective campaigners. mitt romney will formally accept the rrpublican presidential nominaaion at the convention... which runs from august 27th to the 30th in tampa. coming up... a recall this morning... involving lettuce sold here in maryland.the problem detected... and how to know if your family is at risk. (2nd sot) gallup says: "i was just watching the rounds pour in, boom, boom, boom." remembering the victims of the colorado theater shooting... one month later.how they're being honored today. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 3)) hmmm, i don't think i took my pill today.

there's birth control you don't have to think about taking every day or even every year. i'm painting my arms. i want another child, but not for a while. it's mirena, a small intrauterine contraceptive that's over 99% effective at preventing pregnancy for as long as you want, for up to five years. then again, i'm not sure i want to wait. don't use mirena if you have a pelvic infection, get infections easily or have certain cancers. less than 1% of users get a serious infection called pelvic inflammatory disease. if you have persistent pelvic or stomach pain, or if mirena comes out, tell your healthcare provider. if it comes out, use back-up birth control. mirena may attach to or go through the uterine wall and cause other problems. although uncommon, pregnancy while using mirena can be life threatening and may result in loss of pregnancy or fertility. ovarian cysts may occur, but usually disappear. bleeding and spotting may increase in the first few months and continue to be irregular. periods over time may become shorter, lighter, or even stop. mirena does not protect against hiv or stds. oh, i can wait a little longer.

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today... survivors of the attack inside an aurora movie theater will mark the one month since the tragedy. and as mark meredith explains... even with that time gone by... many say they are still coping with the massacre on a daily basis. basis. one month later - for both survivors, families of victims, and the community of aurora... the shooting is a tragedy that can be relived day after day.hogan says: "knowing that people

care helps us to get better. it's part of that process." since the attack, both colorado and the country have come out to help the victims. officials with the aurora victims relief fund say already over four million dollars has been donated to help and more continues to just watching the rounds pour in, boom, boom, boom." in the days after the attack, &psurvivors like nick gallup began to recount what they were dealing with first hand. now tomorrow, with first hand.they were dealing recount what gallup began to recount what they were dealing with first hand. now tomorrow, on the one month mark, nick will be back in surgery so doctors can remove bullet fragments still inside his head.gallup (phoner) says: "i just can't wait to get this bullet shrapnel out of my head its just a constant reminder, physically emotionally of a month ago basically." tonight, even a month after this makeshift memorial became the symbol of kindness and generosity in the wake of the attack... people like ruben mcintyre are seeing this simple yet profound reminder for the first time.mcintyre says: "this is like a reality check when you come out here." coming up...

thousands of general motors cars... are being recalled tooay.which models are affected... and the problem part... that needs to be fixed. ((joel live tease)) you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 4)) ♪

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candace told us about it in traffic, but for commuters who have been searching for ways around light street foor more than a month.... this is worth a closer look.... joel d. smith is live on light street to show us how drivers are adjusting to the newly paved road, and why it took 5 weeks to fix. good morning joel d. it's true... don't adjust your eyes... this newly paved oad is right above brand new pipes and after 5 weeks, light street is back open, and better than it's

been in decades.... but getting to this point.. was the tough part. part.we've been keeping you up to date, ever since the piies broke under the downtown street last month. traffic like you see here, went from a standstill, to just slow, to finally detoured.... closing some businesses for days. the pipe break from that 20 inch water main busted the road between east lombard and east baltimore street causing cracks in the road and flooding.. the pipes were repaired days ago and officials were just waiting on the road repairs. those were done in a week, and yesterday pm. a much better sight than in middjuly. [3](man) "well, it's taken me 20 minutes to travel 3 or 4 blocks."[4](woman) "i'm glad i walk. i live right up pratt. so,,i'm glad i'm not stuck in this traffic." the initial repair estimate of three weeks was extended after crews got a cllser look at the infrastructure under light street.

the pipes repaired were from 1889.... 1914live downtownn joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news. two men and a teenage boo are shot overnight in west baltimore. it happened just before midnight here at mcculloh and bloom street..two men were rushed to shock trauma... the teen was taken to johns hopkins pediatric.no word on their conditions this morning. today, we could learn the identity and exact cause of dea. death...of the young man puuled from the innee harbor over the weekend.early sunday morning... around 3-30, divers pulled a body from the water. right now, they're not sure who the person is... and theye're combing through missing persons reports. 12:04:02 "they ascended, brought the body from the water and confirmed that it was a young man - believed to be 15-20 years old."(cover) 12:04:13 "exactly who this individual is, we don't know at this point." point."police say right now, nothhng stands out as foul play,but if you know anything...contact police.

the white house is keeping an eye on gas prices ... which have gone up... almosttfortyy cents in august due to high oil prices. prices.the problem is being blamed... in part on issues with refineries in sections of the country.if there is a big enough spike in prices at the pump... there is a chance officials will tap into the strategic petroleum reserve. but critics say the oil reserve should not be released emergency. because there is no 117-134"" fought for my country, i served in desert oil rrserve is ttere in case c we have some catastrophic incident, we get attacked, or if the government gets shutdown, not because the president doesn't want to make choices on gas prices." prices." the national average for a gallon of regular these days ... is 3- dollars and 72-cents. here in maryland... the average is 3 - dollars 69- cents.... up 26- cents from one month ago.one year ago... gas was at 3- 58 a gallon on

average.... in maryland. fox45's pump patrol is always looking for the lowest gas prices in the region. find the best price in your neighborhood at fox talk about a royal rescue. prince william was piloting a helicopter that saved a ttenage girl caught in a rip current. the prince... who is &palso a royal aii force search and rescue pilot... flew out to save the 16-year-old thursday off the coast of wales. a paramedic was lowered to pull the girl out of the water... she was then taken to the hospital. competition rrigns supreme in columbia over the weekend. weekend. the 7th annual athlett "iron girl" triathlon in columbia was held.female competitors swam 6-point-2 miles... biked 17-and-a- half miles... and ran 3-point-3 miles... all competing for a prize purse of 5 thousand dollars. more than 24- hundred

women .. ages 12 to 72... from 26 states coopeted. 10:32:03-10:32:23 "simply the idea that you encourage women in this case to take a journey, take a dedication to themselves--to get healthier, to get fitter and to think about their inner strength and what they have, what they possess and reallze at some point and anything that they may contemplate is po" possible."the event is produced by tri- columbia... a non- profit group that coordinates events for all ability levels. 3cheering cheering turn your trash ácaná into treasure... all you have to do is add wweels.about sixty contestants competed in the annual garbage can world cup in germany. the drivers started out on a ramp... and then went flying around the tra.

track. 3 coming up... if you've bought lettuce recently... check your fridge. why a popular brand... sold right here in maryland... is now being recalled. pnd go ahead... pour another cup.the two health problems pou could help prevent... just by drinking coffee. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. ((bump in))

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plus a drought in the midwest... is having an effect on grocery prices here in maryland.which day of the week... you can avoid paying too much.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. 3 [ male announcer ] there's chicken

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to making dinner disappear new this morning... general motors is recalling some 250- thousand of its g-m and isuzu vehicles... because of a potential fire hazard. the recall involves mid-size s- u-vs sold in 20 states and washhngton, d-c. the problem is related to fluid that can get inside the driver's door module and lead to a short in the circuit board. g-m says that could cause the power locks and windows to fail, and in very rare cases, it could cause a fire. a california farm is recalling lettuce that may be tainted with e-coli bacteria.the producer says a shipment of romaine lettuce was sold as "tanimura and antle field fresh wrapped single head romaine."it may have a sell-by

ddte of august 19th on its plastic bag.the lettuce was distributed to 19 states including here in maryland.so far there are no reports of illnees. good news today... for people who can't start their day without a cup of joe.harvard researrhers say there's evidence hat coffee can prevent type two diabetes and parkinson's... because of its antioxidants. increased coffee consumption issalso associated with longer life. research finds that the greatest overall benefits appear to be in people who drink coffee at moderate levels... which is 2 to 3 cups a day. even if you're not feeling the dry heat first-hand... you might have noticed a change in price at the grocery store. the severe drought has added to rising food prices... but there are some guidelines to buy smart and help keep money in your pocket. so how can you feed your family without busting your budget?? this morning stacey cohanis live in washington... to brrak it down for us.good morning, stacey.

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coming up... who says you haveeto jeopardize safety... to be fashionable?where this so- called "inflatable helmet" is being sold... and how exactly it works. and i cant be without you baby

babyand we've got your chance to see mary j. blige... live in concert.listen in for your cue to call... next.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 7))

you know what's exciting? graduation. when i look up into my students faces, i see pride. you know, i have done something worthwhile. when i earned my doctorate through university of phoenix, that pride, that was on my face. i am jocelyn taylor. i'm committed to making a difference in people's lives, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. superstar mary j bllge is

coming to our area in just a few days.candace is here with the details about the upcoming show and she has tickets too. she's here for her "liberation tour".. it's coming to the verizon center ii washington dc this sunday.mary j has received 9 grammy awards... recorded 8 mulli platinum albumsshe's withstood the test of time with her hits

including "be without yyu" and i cant be without you baby baby this is one of those signature mary j blige hits.this is from 2006.it's been ranked as of the the top -and-b songs of the 2000s.it spent an unparalleled 15 weeks atop the hot r&b/hip-hop songs chart. she's also touring with d'angelo.here's his song...crui. song...cruisin.

and if you want it you got it forever ooh ooh this hit the top 10 sppt of the r-and-b charts here in the us.it's from his album, brown sugar, which as certified platinum 3 certified platinum mary j bbige and d'angelo will be at the verizon center for the "liberation tour" on sunday.tickets are still available at live nation dot com. we want to get you into the show for free.live nation sent us tickets to give away to you. tte 4-th and 5-th callers right now at 410-481-4545 wins

a pair of passes.and don't worry if you don't win now.. we will give away another pair coming up during good day baltimore. coming up in our 7 o'clock hour... some stuuents t the university of maryland have a bone to pick... with chick-fil-a.what they want to see happen... and the measures they're taking... to make it all go through. and think your cell phone is aggrevating? if so... you're not allne.how far onn man threw the device... to break a world record. record.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 8)) 3

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see the light again. light street is open after 5 weeks of repairs following a huge water main break. break. joel d. smith is there live this morning to show us how it looks today, and how far they've come. good morning joel d. ladies and gentlemen, start your engines..... on the same road that will have indy now all offus can drivers again, light street is back. (ad lib) it's been a wet to get to this point though. though....we've been keeping ever since the pipes broke under the downtown street last traffic like you see here, went to just slow, to finally detoured. the pipe break from that 20 busted the road lombard and east causing cracks in the road and flooding.. the repaired days ago and officials were just waiting on the road repairs.in a week, and yesterday the street reopened aroundd44pm. closed temporarily, and were getting "cold a.c. happy hour 4 to 7 and we got broken water main specials all day"(kirby) [19]"once the businesses are open we will be back on track" track" the initial repair weeks was extended after crews got a closer look at the infrastructure under light street. the pipes repaired were from 1889.... 1914live downtown,, morning news. 3 morning news. two men and a teenage boy are shot overnight in west baltimore. it happened just before midnight here at mcculloh and bloom street..two men were rushed to shock trauma... the teen was taken to johns hopkins pediatric.no word on their conditions this morning. conditions this no word on their johns hopkins was taken to trauma... the teen rushed to shockktwo men were and bloom street..here at mcculloh before midnight it happened just west baltimore. shot overnight in teenage boy are two men and a morning news.joel d. smith,

fox 45 live downtown, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news. two men and a teenage boy are shot overnight in west baltimore. it happened just before midnight here at mcculloh and &pbloom street..two men were

rushed to shock trauma... the teen was taken to johns hopkins pediatric.no word on their conditions this morning. you can track criminal activity in your neighborhood with 'spotcrime.' get email alerts when crime happens. log onto fox spotcrime in the hot topics on section. the swine flu hits maryland. five children, and one adult in queen anne's county... have been diagnosed with swine flu. they are all from different families... and it appears some of them got it from pigs at the queen anne's county fair.at last word...those inffcted were not seriously ill... and were not in the hospital.the swine flu has infected more than 200 people across the country. 3 baltimore city police continue to warn against scams targeting the elderly...it's a story we told you about... first on fox. fox.two more were reported over weekend... including one in locust point.94-year-old mary hudson got a phone call claiming she didn't pay her property taxes.even though

hudson doesn't owe any money, the scammer sent a man to her home... pretending to be a deputy.the suspect... seen in this sketch... attacked hudson.. robbed her.... and got away. 37-48 "when all of a sudden he jumped in here, slapped me in the face, i scream help, murder pol" police!"police think he may be linked to other crimes. baltimore city police say the most important thing to know is they will never come to a home and ask for money. some students at the university of maryland want chick-fil-a to close its &pcampus location.they started petition to get it shutdown... in response to comments about same-sex marriage by a company executive. the online petition calls on the university to replace chick-fil-a with a more accepting and maybe even healthier dining option. protests against the restaurant began last month... when chick-fil-a president dan cathy told a religious publication the company

backed "the biblical definition of a family. filmmaker tony scott is dead frrm an apparent suicide.the los angeles county coroner's office says a witnnss saw scott jump frrm a bridge in san pedro.his body was found in the los angeles harbor. scott was best known for directing such films as "top gun" and "beverly hills cop two."he was the brother of another acclaimed director, ridley scott. ever feel like throwing your cell phone?you should havee been here.... here....in the mobile phone throwing world championships.a guy from finland.... broke the record... with the winning throw flying more than 3- hundred feet in the traditional over-the-shoulder category.competitors also tried their luck in the freestyle division, which awards points for style and creativity. 131-148"it is definitely the silliest thing i'vv ever done before in my life.'' "i think the same."''the coosciousness of clean environment and to take care of our globe has grown and

that's why also i think that people take it seriously how to use the old mobile phones." phones."this is the 12th annual this is the 12th annual international mobile phone throwing competition in finland. beam me up, scotty! scotty!nats natswhere star trek"... was the theme... and life of the next. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all 3

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midwest, the harrest hit areas in terms of the drought, but find out the one product... that's thriving in this record breaking heat. heat.and... find out the story behind this safety device that fashion forward.plus... we'll tell you its hefty price tag.. you're watchinn fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 2)) wow,

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and a teenage boy are shot overnight in west baltimore. it happened just before midnight here at mcculloh and bloom street..two men were rushed to shock trauma... the teen was taken to johns hopkins pediatric.no word on their conditions this morning. 6-term republican congressman todd akin of missouri... who's running for the u-s senate... is backpedaling from a controversial remark about abortion. and as ed payne explains... the romney-paul campaign is eeen wwighing in. in. while defending his hard-line stance against abortion in an interview with a saint louis

t-v station, congressmanntodd akin (aye-kin, as in clay aiken) said rape akin (aye-kin, as in clay congressman todd station, saint louis t-v interview with a abortion in an stancc against his hard-line while defending while defending his hard-line stance against abortion in an interview with a saint louis t-v station, congressman todd akin (aye-kin, as in clay aiken) said rape rarely leads to pregnancy. if itts a legitimate rape, the femmle body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. but let's assume that maybe that didn't work or something. youu know i think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ooght to be on the rapist and not attacking the child. akin llter issued a statement saying -- quote -- "in reviewing my off the cuff remarks, it's clear that i misspoke in this interview and it does not reelect the deep empathy i hold for tte thousands of women who are raped and abused every year." opposed to abortion, even in cases of rape. the romney campaign quickly distanced itself. in a statement, a spokeswoman said -- quote -- "governor romney and congressman ryan disagree with mr. akin's statement, and a romnee-ryan administration

would not oppose abortion in instances of rape." statistics on pregnancies from rape are difficult to generate, since rape is a crime that often goes unreported. several percent of rapes result in pregnancy. i'm ed payne reporting. akin won missouri's republican senate primary earlier this month and will face incumbent democratic senator claire mccaskill in november's general election. mccaskill wrote on twitter that as a woman and former prosecutor who's handled hundreds of rape cases... she's stunned by akin's comments about victims. that brings us to our question of the day:"how do you feel about senator akin's comment that rape rarely leads to pregnancy?"phonn lines are open now..we'll be taking your calls.. in a ew minutes. you can also go to fox-baltimore dot com and tell us what you think... sound off through facebook or send us a tweet.. at foxbaltimore. first lady...michelle obama is hosting a white house "statt dinner" tonight... for kids!

mrs. obama has invited the winners of a contest to create healthy lunchtime recipes -- to join her for a speeial luncheon today. it's part of the first lady's "let's move!" initiative to help young people make healthh choices for eating and exercise. take a look at this... designers for a swedish company have developed what they call the "invisible bicycle helmet."it's designed to keep you safe... while also fashion-forward.the helmet works like an airbag... inflating automatically during a crash.it expands from the black collar of the outfit you're seeing on the left... to the helmet you see on the 6-hundrrd-dollars.elmet costs listen up wine lovers... athena jones explains why the industry is actually benefiting from the dry conditions seen across the country right now. 3 --reporter pkg-as follows -- months with little or no rain and july the hottest month on record. mean struggling corn and soy crops across states. but one sector from the dry weather? the wine industry. still grows most u-vineyards in all 50 to trade group wine america. particularly in the areas in terms of the drought, there are folks that are thinking that the better

quality this year, because the berries are smaller and the sugar is the folks at breaux vineyards virginia, are optimistic about acres will produce. it's been dry for the most typical, you know, long periods of rain that we'd there. july was very dry. overall the grapes are looking forward to what will hooefully be a really blosser shows us develops and the risee... is they're going to start but we don't want it to blow up so much that -- becaase of the rain -- that it will fill up with balance with the fruit and the juice, or the skins and the juice inside that grape. dilute the flavor and lead to probbems with disease. you said some of these can get to be the size of a newborn baby. is this about? a small downside however to hot, dry potential long-term damage to young vines and if we continue with this dry weather, you're gonna end up with less in terms of the wine have less quantity, higher quality. brace for more bad news, vintners hoping to reap mostly benefits from this drier than normal athena jones, cnn, purcellville, virginia. -----end----- 3 shdend.. ---d--- she defended... what's hers.

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about an alleged sexual assault. the website founder denies the accusations and says the case is u.s.- orchestrated retribution for his organization's disclosure of secret documents. 6-term republican congressman todd akin of missouri is backpedaling from a controversial remark he made about abortion. the congressman... running for u-s senate... told a saint louis t-v station that rape rarely leads to pregnancy. ((if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. but let's assume that maybe that didn't work or something. you know i think therr should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child. )) )) akin later issued a statement saying he misspoke in the interview and it does not reflect the deep empathy he holds for the thousands of women who are raped and abused every year. the romney campaign quickll distanced itself... saying they would not oppose abortion in instances oo rape. that brings us to our question of the day:"how do you feel

about congressman akin's comment that rape rarely leads to pregnancy?"phone lines are open now..the number to call 410 -481- 4545. 3 3you can also go to fox-baltimore dot com and tell us what you think... sound off through facebook or send us a tweet.. at foxbaltimore. a brave 73-year-old woman defended herself and her houston home from a suspect who was trying to break-in. that's why police are calling margaret jackson the "gangster granny." jackson says hee dog heard something outside, so she looked out the window and saw a teenager in the backyard. the homeowner says she grabbed scissors and a barbeque fork for protection -- and she stabbed the suspect in the neck with the fork. jackson says she'll be happy to teach others how to fight off criminals. --sot- they want to learn how to use the fork, i can teach self defense in the fork. -butted to-- he was pushing on me. he turned

around. and when he turned around, that's when he messed up. i got him right in the neck! --tag-- jackson says she'll call police if she ever finds herself in thii situation again. jackson says she'll call police if she ever finds herself in this situation again. google is working to make improvements to its google street view maps at the university of connecticut. the google team is using these bikes equipped with cameras to capture images of the u-conn campus. they have been at the school all week ssapping photos of every angle of streets, buildings and landmarks. ----sot -- that's a new idea to me. i knew they did ah... roads. is that for sidewalks or something? ((butted)) one offour best assets is our campus and this is another way to literally put uconn on the map... and brrng our campus to more people across the nation and across the world. the images of the u-conn campus should be up later this year. "ikea" is looking to make its mark in a nee market. the company is hopinn to buildd and develop at least 100 budget hotels and student residences across europe. according to "the financial times"... the hotels won't

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world stage this week in aberdeen.the cal ripken world series championship pitted unlikely opponent. opponent.paul gessler reports how home field vaulted a group of maryland kids to the big ga. game. (u.s. national anthem finishes) laura carmack, maryland mom: "today's game is gonna be a tough game."laura carmack, maryland mom: "japan is just awesome."japan traveled 7,000 miles to play here.fairy dressel, maryland fan: "i can't describe the words. i've got chills on my body."their opponent in the cal ripken world series championship... championship... "way to go maryland!"traveled all of about 80 miles.laura carmack, maryland mom: "who would have thought this small team from maryland...is the united states champion?" montgomery county represents the united states...michelle pearre, maryland mom:"oh, my gosh, or ssch a small town, small group, it's everything." in this tournament for twelve- year- olds..(nats: parents) but, one look off the field. (nats: parents)and, it's easy

maryland mom: "they're having fun. i think the parents are more nervous than the boys are!"the venue can do that to you.chriitine carmack "they play baseball in our town, but it's nothing like this. this cal senior stadium is the .""- backdrop to a national t-v audience.fairy dressel, maryland fan: 52.40 "there's no other place to place like here."kevin carmack: (masn interview) "let's hope it turns out better! oh, yeah, we hope so, we're gonna keep cheering all the way until the end."as the young men from maryland rally back,jody pearre, maryland manager: 47.57"to be in these moments with these guys is just super special."moms and dads root for the home team...michhlle pearre, maryland mom: "we, in a million years, never thought we'd be representing the united states. it's fun. it's so much fun."(final out)but, home field only goes so far.in this case, to worldwide runner- up. japan won 17-7 on sunday.the maryland kids are off to play in a tournament in memphis next.then, the season ends-- and it's back to school. ((:07 a praying mantis... just leave him alone. he's not

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congressman akin is under fire..for some controversial comments.he says... rape... rarely leads to pregnancy. pregnancy.so what do you think about that comment?our phone lines are open now.. 410- 481-4545. 3 aileen "how would he know unless he was raped or was the " rapist?!!!" cindy "that has to be one of the moot absurd comments i've ever heard from any politician!" politician!" uncledaddy randall" i think he got caught up in trying to make a point. very dumb comment" cooment." sarah"it's frightening to think that these are the people we have representing us

and that they could have the ability to affect laws." laws." april:"so offensive. dont try to speak on sometting that you haven't' been through. did you also know that rapist aren't always strangers but people you know that feel as though they dont have to use protection because you already know their identity? the comment was very poor taste." taste." paarice "that was the craziest thing i have ever heard. first off... pregnancy comes from having unprotected sex,the sperm or egg has no idea what rape is. he needs to go back to biology up next... got a sun burn?no problem... the simple thing in your kitchen and medicine cabinet... that can take care of it. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 7))

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after 5 weeks of repairs following a huge water main bre. break.joel d. smith is here now to show us how it looks today, and how far they've come. good morning joel d. that's right guys.access to light street is back. but it's been a rough 5 weekssto get to this point. point. we've been keeping you up to date, ever since the pipes broke under the downtown street last month. traffic like you see here, went from a standstill, to just slow, to finally detoured. the pipe break from that 20 inch water main busted the road between east lombard and east baltimore street.. causing cracks in the road and flooding.. the pipes were repaired days ago and officials were just waiting on the road repairs.those were done in a week... and yesterday... the street reopened. businesses closed temporarily, and were getting creative to get by. "cold a.c. happy hour 4 to 7 and ww got broken water main specials all day"water main specials all to 7 and we got broken water main specials all day"(kirby) [19]"once the businesses are open we will be back on track" track" the initial repair estimatt

of three weeks was extended after crews got a closer look at the infrastructure under light street.the pipes repaired were from the late 1800's and early 19 hundreds. also along light street in downtown baltimore... the large barriers and grandstands are up for the "grand prix of baltimore".the series of races begins august 31st and runs through september 3rd.three days ago... the race picked up a national sponsor in dodge jeep chrysler "s-r-t" brand. 3 baltimore city police continue to warn gainst scams targeting the elderly...it's a story we told you about... first on fox. fox.2 more were reported over weekend... including one in locust point.94-year-old mary hudson got a phone call claiming she didn't pay her propertyytaxes.even though hudson doesn't owe any money, the scammer sent a man tt her home... pretending to be a deputy.the suspect... seen in this sketch... attacked hudson.. robbed her.... and got away.

37-48 "when all of a sudden he jumped in here, slapped mm in the face, i scream help, murder police!" police!" police think he may be linked tooother crimes.baltimore city police say the most important thing to know is: they will never come to a home and ask for money. 17 family members of people killed in the 9/11 attacks at the world trade center... are appealing a court decision that would decide where unidentified victims' remains will rest. the appeal comes after a new york court ruled to keep the unidentified remainssof ground zero victims underground... near the 9/11 museum. the plan has sparked opposition from they were never consulted. y - the first lady will travel to wisconsin this week... to meet with family members of those killed and injured n the sikh temple shooting earlier this month. the shooting left 6 people dead and 4 others injured in wisconsin. experts say since the 9/11 attacks... sikhs in the u-s have been

targeeed by revenge-seekers who may have istaken them for muslims... due to the turbans they traddtionally wear. ann romney is expected to be named the main headliner to kick off the republican national convention next week. the announcement could come later today... as part of a bigger rollout of the convention schedule. mrs. romney is widely considered to be onn of her husband's most effective campaigners. mitt romney will formally accept the republican presidential pomination at the &pconvention... which runs from august 27th to the 30th in tampa. mixed news for maryland's unemployment numbers.... with the july jobs numbers in, the unemployment rate is up to 7 percent. yet it comes at the same timee maryland is actually adding jobs for the first time since february. the state added 800 jobs in july, but those without work still overshadowed those gains. maryland's unemployment rate is remains far below the national average of 8-point-3 percent. over the weekend... the "curiosity" rover used its laser for the first time... to

blast a martian rock on mars. --very sci- fi--it's the first time such a powerful laser has been used on another planet. nasa says it's considered target practice for future experiments. curiosity's "chemcam"... which is short for chemistry and camera... recorded the blast. scientists now hope to identify the chemical elements in the rock. 3 competition reigns supreme in columbia over the weekend. weekend. the 7th annual athleta "iron girl" triathlon in columbia was held.female competitors swam 6-point-2 miles... biked 17-and-a- half miles... and ran 3-point-3 miles... all competing for a prize purse of 5 thousand dollars. more than 24- hundred women .. ages 12 to 72...

from 26 states competed. "simply the idea that you encourage women in this case to take a journey, take a dedication to themselves- to get healthier, to get fitter aad to think about their inner strength and what they have, what they possess and realize that they may contemplate is po" possible."the event is 3possibl" possible."may contemplate is and anything that they may contemplate is possible." possible."the event is produced by tri- columbia... a non- profit group that coordinates events for all ability levels. 3cheering cheeringturn your trash ácaná into treasure... all you have to do is add wheels.about sixty contestants competed in the annual garbage can world cup in germany. the drivers started out on a ramp... and then went flying around the track. track.

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point."police say nothing stands out as foul play, yet, but that cause of death could be released oday. the white house is keeping an eye on gas prices ... which have gone up... almost 40 cents in august in part due to high oil prices. prices.the rise is also being blamed... on issues with refineries in sections of this country.if there is a big enough spike in prices at the pump... a white house spokesperson said tapping into the strategic petroleum reserve is an option.....but critics say the oil reserve should not be released right now because there is no emergency. 117-134"i fought for my country, i served in desert storm, i believe the strategic oil reserve is there in case weehave some catastrophic incident, we get attacked, or if the government gets shutdown, not because the president doesn't want to make choices on gas prices." prices." the national average for a gallon of regular these days ... is 3-dollaas and 72- cents. here in maryland... the average is 3 --69.... up 26- cents from one month ago.one

year ago... gas was at 3- 58 a gallon on average.... in maryland. fox45's pump patrol is always looking for the lowest gas prices in the region. find the best price in your neighborhood at fox baltimore dot com. some students at the university of maryland want chick-fil-a to close its campus location. location.they started an online petition to get it shutdown ... in response to comments about same-sex marriage by the company's president.... so far the petition has more than 700 supporters. the etition calls on the universitt to replace chick-fil-a with a more accepting and maybe even healthier dining option. protests against the restaurant began last month... when chick-fil-a president dan cathy told a religious publication the company backed "the biblical definition of a family. the swine flu hits maryland.5 children, and one adult in queen anne's county... have been diagnosed with swine flu. they are all from different families... and it appears some of them got it from pigs at the queen anne's county fair.at last word...those

infected were not seriously ill... and were not in the hospital.the swine flu has infected mooe than 200 people across the country in the last 2 months. today general motors is recaaling 250-thousand of its because of a potential fire hazard. the recall involves mid-size s- u-vs sold in 20 states and washington, d-c. the problem is related to fluid that can get inside the driver's door module and lead to a short in the circuit board. g-m says that could cause the power locks and windows o fail, and in very rare cases, it could cause a fire. a california farm is recalling lettuce that may be tainted with e-coli bacteria.the producer says a shipment of romaine lettuce was sold with the label: "tanimura and antle field fresh--- wrapped single head romaine."it may have a sell-by date of august 19th on its plastic bag too. the lettuce was distributed to 19 states including here in maryland.so far there are no reports of illness. some good news today... for people who can't start their

day without a cup of joe. harvard researchers say there's evidence hot coffee can prevent type two diabetes and parkinson's... because of its antiixidants. increased coffee consumption is also associated with longer life. research finds that the greatest overall benefits appear to be in people who drink coffee at moderate levels... which is 2 to 3 cups a day. it was an aation-filled weekend at the box office ... with one action-packed movie

kicking out another one for the top spoo. "the expendables two"... starring sylvester stallone... was able to muscle its way to first place with nearly 29-million dollars. "the bourne legacy" fell to second... bringing in 17-million dollars. the campaign" came in third and fourth... with 4- million and 13- million. and "sparkle"... starring the late whitney houston... debuted in 3 fifth place... with 12-million dollars in ticket sales. sales. get ready for the best 11 days of get ready for the best 11 days of summer.the maryland state fair runs from august 24th through september 3d 3rd."newsboys and the after" will be performing tuesday, august 28th at the maryland state fairgrounds. fairgrounds.and we're giving away a family 4 pack to the

show.just be the 10th caller right now at 410-481-4545 for chance to win. win.and don't forget... you can catch the fun at the fair special this friday at 6:30 on the c-w baltimore. coming up... nearly a dozen water spouts... caught on camera.where this rare sight... was captured. (2nd sot) " i noticed the blue tarps on my roof."-butt to- (1st sot) 'it's made me pretty ' angry.'and imagine coming home... to a roofless house. the mistake... that led to one woman's major surprise. you're watching fox 45 morniig news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 5))

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for more information on donating your old electronics and other ways to get involved log on to fox baltimore dot com slash morninn. coming up... a woman comes home... to find some unwanted c. construction.(2nd sot) " i noticed the blue tarps on my roof."-butt to-(1st sot) 'it's made me pretty angry.' angry.'the mistake... that caused one company to remove her roof. mary j blige nats

natsand we've got your chance to win tickets... to see mary j. blige live in concert. listen in for your cue to call. you're watching foo 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 7)) contractors remove a woman's

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